Yesterday was the opening day of the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. After travelling 137,000 kilometres through 130 cities in 130 days, the Olympic flame finally arrived at Beijing yesterday in the morning which was used to light the Olympic cauldron in front of a full stadium of people. The next 16 days will see some of the world’s top athletes compete with each other for gold medals.
Yesterday’s date was the 8th August 2008, also written 08/08/08. In China the number 8 is considered to be a very lucky number, combined with the opening of the Olympic Games yesterday was a very special day for the Chinese. Many Chinese mothers were trying to give birth to their children through natural birth, caesarean or induced labour as children born on this particular day are believed to be lucky in China.
Source:
Mayflower College
The official Website of the Beijing 2008 olympic Games
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